{"id":7,"date":"2025-04-22T16:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:06:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Math Clarity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:690px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-212 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/iStock-974018398-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Why do we teach math?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">What do we value in our children\u2019s mathematical experiences?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We need clarity\u2014math clarity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200;text-decoration:none\">If  mathematics education promotes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/knowledge-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/knowledge-5.png 350w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/knowledge-5-300x247.png 300w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3abf13d0308c91e9c88d4c12dcb8af37 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">KNOWLEDGE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-c90c58f01bce07b54b28d7e3bff3a9f4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Knowing math concepts and procedures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/practices-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/practices-3.png 448w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/practices-3-300x221.png 300w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-083cd20323709910eb7ccc9ede5b23c7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">PRACTICES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-559a4342cd1ce1cf3bd4c37692656bec wp-block-paragraph\">Developing math practices<br \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/identity-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190\" style=\"width:191px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/identity-1-3.png 354w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/identity-1-3-300x244.png 300w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7c4873d45174939450642c4893fdbede wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">IDENTITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-aaaa56508d51f29c3f92e02a2edc1e56 wp-block-paragraph\">Developing positive relationships in and with math<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-12.10.48-PM-1-1024x1012.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-12.10.48-PM-1-1024x1012.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-12.10.48-PM-1-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-12.10.48-PM-1-768x759.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-12.10.48-PM-1.png 1198w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ea4fded09397640e9a4ea18dea2d58d6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">UTILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-acc17c85085e481f2be0069e079ce6e3 wp-block-paragraph\">Using math in one\u2019s world<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/appreciation-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\" style=\"width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/appreciation-1.png 842w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/appreciation-1-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/appreciation-1-768x663.png 768w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-18f77f84d90a70e18a2493b4c21209a0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">APPRECIATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b8fc6412ba5987067c4cf4381f1f3c5e wp-block-paragraph\">Appreciating math as an expression of humanity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">How do we get there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">How do we make the best decisions for learning communities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This website is devoted to understanding research and evidence related to the teaching and learning of mathematics through: (1) <strong>assessing claims about best practices<\/strong>, (2) <strong>providing resources for different constituents<\/strong>, and (3) <strong>promoting the use of high-quality research to inform educational decisions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.marsal.umich.edu\/mathclarity\/getting-clear\/\">Let&#8217;s Begin by getting clear<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If mathematics education promotes KNOWLEDGE Knowing math concepts and procedures PRACTICES Developing math practices IDENTITY Developing positive relationships in 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